In Honne-Tatemae culture, one’s true self is repressed to conform to societal norms. Crushed by sociocultural expectations, contemporary recluses, Hikikomori, withdraw from community contact. The lively neon cityscape pieces, symbolic of the compliant façades worn in public, along with the text prints of Japanese conduct, glitch across monochromatic drawings referencing each Hikikomori’s hobbies and homes. Unseen illustrates the forcible corrosion of our true, ‘black-and-white’ selves to fit into society’s ideals. Reflective of how Japanese people in the past were required to meet with a screen between them, the drawings are displayed behind venetian blinds, inviting audience dialogue.